Yves Saint Laurent, RIP

From the Paris Associated Press:

"Yves Saint Laurent, one of the most influential and enduring designers of the 20th century, empowered women by reinventing pants as a sleek, elegant staple of the female wardrobe.

Saint Laurent, 71, died Sunday night at his Paris home after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, said Pierre Berge, Saint Laurent's close friend and business partner for four decades."

I hope my blog doesn't seem terribly morbid, but a lot of incredible people seem to be dying.  At any rate, Yves Saint Laurent began creating beautiful clothing in the 1950s and did so until his retirement in 2002.  I am especially fond of his garments inspired by (or appropriated from?) other 20th century artists, like his 1965 Mondrian dress (below). 

Here's Kate Moss in one of the more recent Yves Saint Laurent ad campaigns.